Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Paguritta sp. 2
Paguritta sp. 2
Paguritta sp. 2
Category: Right-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Paguritta sp. 2
Size: Up to 0.5 in. (1 cm)  
Distribution: West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Note: Undescribed species
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Anomura (Infraorder)
      └Paguroidea (Superfamily)
       └Paguridae (Family)
        └Paguritta (Genus)

Crustaceans
Right-Handed Hermits

Paguritta sp. 2

Coral Residing Hermit Crab

Kropp's Coral Hermit Crab

Paguritta sp. 1



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